Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS
Part LIV - Physical Therapy Examiners
Subpart 2 - Practice
Chapter 3 - Practice
Subchapter C - Supervised Practice
Section LIV-333 - Physical Therapist Responsibilities; Supervision of Physical Therapist Assistants [Formerly Section 321]
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code LIV-333
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. A supervising PT of record is responsible for and shall participate in the patient's care.
1. conducting the initial patient evaluation
and documenting a plan of care for the patient;
2. treating and reassessing the patient at
least every sixth treatment day or every 30 days, whichever occurs
first;
3. treating the patient for
the final treatment session unless the patient is physically unavailable; and4.
writing the discharge summary.
B. A Supervising PT of Record shall comply with the following requirements in providing patient care and in supervising PTAs.
1. The level of responsibility assigned
to a PTA is at the discretion of the supervising PT of record who is ultimately
responsible for the care provided by this PTA.
2. In all settings, the Supervising PT of
Record shall:
a. perform an initial physical
therapy evaluation and create the plan of care on each patient prior to
delegation of treatment;
b. treat
and reassess the patient at least every sixth treatment day or every 30 days,
whichever occurs first;
c. treat
and assess the patient for his final treatment session when feasible, as
defined in §123, and write a discharge summary;
d. be readily accessible by telecommunication
device and available to the patient by the next scheduled treatment session
upon request of the patient or PTA; and
e.
hold a patient care conference with a PTA regarding the patient.
The PT is responsible for determining the frequency of the conferences
consistent with accepted standards of practice; however, such conference shall
occur at least every sixth treatment day or every 30 days, whichever occurs
first.
C. In a wellness setting, after conducting an appropriate screening as to suitability for wellness or preventive services, a PT may delegate the provision of client wellness or preventive services to a PTA or a technician to perform and/or assist in the implementation of wellness services.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:2418(F) and Act 139 of 2010.
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